The Unified Patent Court is moving from a new forum into an established part of European patent litigation. Decisions on infringement, validity and procedure are creating a growing body of case law. For companies, the value of these decisions lies in ...

Employee mobility, third-party know-how and the risks of using confidential information – Part 2 of our interview with Dr. Axel Oldekop When companies think about trade secret protection, they usually focus on preventing their own confidential informa ...

RNA therapeutics create value through the interaction of several technical layers. The RNA construct, delivery particles, formulation, manufacturing process and route of administration must work together, while each layer can be affected by a differen ...

Visible IP Positioning in Practice How can a potential client recognise the right IP expertise before experiencing the advice? Digital MedTech offers a revealing case. Medical knowledge, software and data processing meet in products whose technical co ...

A  Proposed approach for the examination case This proposed solution addresses the approved examination case “Turning Field Experience into Protected Value”, developed with Meinolf Rameil. It recommends a defined transfer decision whenever valuable ap ...

A technology company may build its competitive advantage around software, technical know-how, patents and customer relationships. These assets can help generate revenue and support expansion. Yet when the company seeks a loan, explaining their commerc ...

A promising battery formulation can demonstrate impressive performance in the laboratory. Turning that result into a competitive product involves a much wider set of decisions. Electrodes, electrolytes, interfaces and production methods may all contri ...

A connected machine can help its operator reduce downtime while allowing its manufacturer to develop better maintenance services. As more machines become connected, the commercial opportunity depends on how information moves between equipment supplier ...

A growing technology company needs to deliver customer projects quickly while building capabilities that remain valuable across its product range. In modular energy systems, those capabilities often emerge from the interaction of electronics, control ...

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